Dumping-wagon



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(No Model) W. H. EARL. DUMPING WAGON. No. 594,197. Patented Nov. 23,1897.

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- W.-H. EARL.

DUMPING WAGON.

PatentedNov. 23', 1897;

UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. EARL, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 594,197, dated November 23, 1897.

Application filed January 27, 1897. Serial No. 620,964. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM H. EARL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Painesville, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Dumping-Bodies; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled. inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dumping-bodies for wagons.

The object of the invention is to provide a body of the class described whereby the contents thereof may be readily dumped by the driver of the wagon without the necessity of employing other persons to accomplishsuch end, and, further, the invention aims to so construct the body that when the load thereof is dumped the same shall be distributed throughout the length of the wagon and not remain in a pile beneath the same.

A further object of the invention is to embody in the construction of the wagon-body simple and efficient means for opening and closing the sections of such body When it is desired to dump the contents therefrom.

With these objects in view the invention consists, substantially, in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully illustrated,described, and claimed.

I In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagon-body constructed in accordance with the present invention,

a portion thereof being in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof, the body being closed. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is an end elevation, the suspension-bars being illustrated in dotted lines.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the.

supporting-frame of the herein-described body, which frame comprises a pair of paral lel longitudinal bars 2, having mortised to their ends transverse bars 3, said longitudinal and transverse bars constituting a substan- 5 o tially rectangular frame adapted to be applied to any suitable runningear, the transverse bars 3 resting upon the bolsters of such running-gear and suitably secured thereto in any desired manner.

Extending upwardly from each end of the frame 1 is a pair of spaced supporting-standards 4, the lower ends of which are mortised in the transverse bars 3 of the frame 1, and said standards 4 may be suitably secured together to prevent the same spreading when the body is filled with any desired material.

Arranged between the standards 4 of the frame 1 and above the bars 2 and 3 is a body .5, the latter being formed of two longitudinal sections 6, and said body 5 is substantially semicircular in cross-section, hinges 7 being secured at the upper edges of the ends of each of thesections 6, whereby said sections are secured together, but at the same time are capable of being spread apart to allow the contents of the body 5 being du mped. therefrom. In order that the body 5 may be suspended between the standards 4, suspending-bars 8 are employed, one of said suspending-bars being pivotally secured to the upper end of each of the standards 4, and each of said bars 8 is also pivotally connected to the adjacent end of the sections 6, so that through the medium of the suspending-bars 8 it is obvious that when the sections 6 of the body 5 are spread apart said sections will swing upon the bars 8, so that free movement of the sections may be had. It will be noted at this point that'each of the sections 6 is composed of a series of longitudinal strips 9, the

ends of which aresecured to the end pieces 10 by iron screws or their equivalent, and each end of the strips 9 has secured and bent thereon metallic plates, by which the joint between the ends of'the strips 9 and the ends 10 of the sections 6 is greatly strengthened and a consequent prolonging of the life of the body 5 insured. When the sections 6 of the body5 are closed, one of said sections is overlapped by the other, and bythis construction it is evident that a close joint is attained, so"

that dropping of the contents of the body 5 through the joint of the sections 6 is entirely obviated, and for strengthening the body 5 bands 11 are secured on the latter and extend from the top to the bottom thereof, said bands being preferably formed of a suitable metal and arranged equal distances from the ends of the body 5.

12 and 13 designate parallel rockshafts, each of which is arranged upon one of the longitudinal bars 2 of the frame 1 and extendsa distance throughout the length thereof, whereby the rear ends of said rock-shafts are positioned at a point substantially midway of the longitudinal bars 2, and the rear ends of the rock-shafts are bent at substantially right angles to form cranks 14, the rockshafts being secured upon the longitudinal bars 2 bystaples 15 ortheirequivalent. The forward ends of the rock-shafts 12 and 13 are also bent at substantially right angles and terminate in levers 16, by which the shafts 12 and 13 are readily manipulated, and in order to rock the shafts 12 and 13 a lever 17 is employed, the latter being pivoted at 18 to the foot-board 19. A link 20is pivoted-to the lower end of the lever 17, and the outer end of said link 20 is pivoted to the rock-shaft 13, a similar link 21 having its outer end pivoted to the crank of the rock-shaft 12. The inner end of the link 21 is pivoted to the lever 17 at a point intermediate the ends thereof and above the point of connection of the link 20 with said lever 17, so that by means of the links 20 and 21 it will be seen that as the lever 17 is shifted in one direction said links 20 and 21 will throw the levers 16 of the rock-shafts 12 and 13 outwardly, the reverse movement of the lever17 causing said levers 16 to be retracted.

22 designates a pair of diverging links which are connected to the crank 14 of each of the rock-shafts 12 and 13, the inner ends of said links 22 being pivotally connected to the sections 6 by means of staples 23 or their equivalent, and through the medium of the links 22 it is obvious that when the cranks 14 are thrown outwardly through the rocking of the shafts 12 and 13 the sections 6 are drawn away from each other and dumping of the contents of the body 5 is effected. The links 22 are arranged in the manner shown, so that by this construction an equal distribution of the pressure exerted upon the rock-shafts 12 and 13 may be had upon each of the sections 6, the latter being more readily separated by the employment of a pair of links.

To retain the lever 17 locked in different positions, so as to hold the body 5 closed or open, as the case may be, a segmental rackbar 24 has its ends secured to the foot-board 19, and in order that the lever 17 may be readily operated with the least expenditure of force necessary for such operation an auxiliary operating-lever 25 is employed, said lever being also suitably pivoted and having its lower end connected with the upper end of the lever 17 by a link 26. The lever 25 may be engaged with any one of the teeth of the rackbar 24, and by reason of this it is evident that the lever 25 may be held at any desired point on said rack-bar without necessity of pressure being applied thereon by the driver of the wagon or otherwise. By the construction of the lever 25 and its connection with the operating-lever 17 it is apparent that the force necessary for opening and closing the sections of the body will not be as great as if the pressure were applied directly to the lever 17.

I11 practice the body 5 is filled with any desired material, said body being more especially adapted for the transportation of sand, gravel, coal, &c., and when placing the desired articles into said body the sections thereof are thrown together and the lever 25 engaged with the rack-bar 24, so as to hold said sections in their closed position. Vhen the body 5 has been filled, the wagon is transported to the place for dumping the contents thereof, and when this locality has been reached the lever 25 is shifted, so that through the medium of the links 20 and 21the rockshafts 12 and 13 are operated and the cranks 14 thereof moved outwardly, carrying therewith the links 22, which results in spreading the sections 6 of the body 5 apart. By this spreading of the sections 6 the contents of the body 5 immediately descend therefrom, and by reason of the sides and bottom of the body 5 being formed substantially semicircular and thereby sloping downwardly it is quite apparent that the contents will not remain in the body, but, on the contrary, descend to the ground. During the opening of the sections the latter swing upon the suspending-bars 8, and thus itwill be seen that it is entirely unnecessary to apply a very great amount of pressure upon the lever 25, and after the contents of the body 5 have been removed therefrom it is simply necessary to reverse the movement of the lever 25, which is employed for opening the sections 6, when the latter maybe closed and the wagon driven olf, leaving the contents distributed upon the ground lengthwise of the wagon and not remaining in a pile, as in the ordinary construction of body employed for dumping purposes.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the herein-described improvements provide a dumping-bod y which is adapted for use upon any construction of running-gear commonly employed, and with the body a boy who is of a sufficient age to drive a team can haul and dump bulky articles as efficiently as a grown person, and it will further be seen that the loads can be dumped by the driver alone without the necessity of employingthe aid of other persons. If so desired, a false bottom can be put into the body 5, and when this has been done it is obvious that said body may be used for drayage purposes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dumping-body of the class described,

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the combination with a body formed of a series of sections, of a frame adapted to be secured upon the running-gear of a wagon to secure the body thereon, a series of rockshafts,'links connecting the rock-shafts with the sections of the body, and means for operating the rock-shafts to open and close said sections, substantially as set forth.

2. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a series of sections, of a frame adapted to be secured upon the runningear of a wagon to secure the body thereon, a series of rockshafts, links connecting the rock-shafts with the sections of the body, and a lever having link connections with the rock-shafts for op-. erating the latter, substantially as set forth.

3. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart for dumping the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the running-gear of a wagon to secure the body thereon, suitable connections between said body and the frame for securing the body on the latter, rock-shafts mounted upon said frame, links connecting the rock-shafts with the sections of the body to open and close the same when the rockshafts are operated, and means for operating the rock-shafts, substantially as set forth.

4. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart for dumping the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be applied to the running-gear of a wagon to secure the body thereon, suspending-bars pivotally connected to the body and said frame for securing said body upon the latter, said bars being adapted to permit free movement of the sections of the body when the same are operated, rock-shafts mounted upon the frame, links connecting the rock-shafts with the sections of the body for opening and closing the same when said rock-shafts are operated, and means for operating said rockshafts substantially as set forth.

5, In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart for dumping the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the running-gear of awagon for securing the body thereon, means for connecting the body with said frame and adapted to permit the sections of the body operating when opening and closing the same, rockshafts mounted upon the frame, links connecting the rock-shafts with the sections of the body,whereby said sections may be opened and closed upon due operation of the rockshafts, a lever for operating the rock-shafts, link connections between the rock-shafts and said lever, and means for retaining said lever locked in different positions for retaining the sections of the body open and closed, substantially as set forth.

6. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plu rality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart for dumping the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the running-gear of a wagon for securing the body thereon, suspendingbars pivotally connected to the body and the frame,whereby the sections of the body may be opened and closed, rock-shafts mounted upon the frame and provided at one of their ends with cranks, suitable connections between said cranks and the sections of the body, a lever suitably connected to the rock-shafts and adapted to operate the latter for opening and closing the sections of the body, and means for retaining said lever in different positions to hold the sections of the body opened and closed, substantially as set forth.

7. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart for dumping the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the running-gear of a wagon for securing said body thereon, rock-shafts mounted upon said frame, divergent links connected to said rock-shafts and the sections of the body and adapted to open and close said sections, and means for operating said rock-shafts, substantially as set forth.

8. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart to dump the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the runningear of a wagon for securing the body thereon, suspendingbars pivotally connected to said frame and the sections of the body and adapted to permit said sections being opened and closed, rock-shafts mounted upon the frame and pro- Vided at one of their ends with cranks, links connected to said cranks and the sections of the body, whereby when said rock-shafts are operated the sections of the body are opened or closed, a lever pivoted to the frame, suitable connections between said lever and the rock-sh afts, an auxiliary operating-lever suitably connected to said lever, and means for retaining said auxiliary operating-lever in different positions to retain the sections of the body open and closed, substantially as set forth.

9. In a dumping-body of the class described, the combination with a body formed of a plurality of sections suitably connected together and adapted to be spread apart to dump the contents thereof, of a frame adapted to be mounted upon the running-gear of a wagon for securing the body thereon, suspendingbars pivotally connected to the sections of the body and the frame and adapted to permit said sections being opened and closed, rock shafts mounted upon said frame, diverging links connecting said roek-shaf ts with the sections of the body, a lever pivoted to the frame, links connecting said lever with the rockshafts, an auxiliary operating-lever pivoted adj aeent to said lever and suitably connected with the latter, and a rack-bar adapted to be engaged by the auxiliary operating-lever to look the latter in difierent positions for retaining the sections of the body open and 10 closed, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

XVILLIAH H. EARL. \Vitnesses:

JAMES MALONE, H. A. HOPKINS. 

